Program begins with the Los Angeles premiere of “The Plumber” (2016, Belgium, 14 min. Dir. Méryl Fortunat-Rossi & Xavier Seron) This comedy about two voice actors who bond while working together on a porn film picked up the best Live-Action Short award at Les Magritte du cinéma in 2017.

Followed by:

THE OPEN DOOR

LA PUERTA ABIERTA

2016,
82 min,
Spain,
Dir: Marina Seresesky

Rosa is a middle-aged sex worker in Madrid whose neighbor, a Russian sex worker, overdoses, forcing the woman’s young daughter to seek refuge in Rosa’s apartment. This compelling drama took home the best screenplay prize at the Guadalajara International Film Festival. “An admirably abrasive by-women-for-women drama.” - Jonathan Holland, The Hollywood Reporter.